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Christians Outraged Over Starbucks Sexy New Logo

Religion – A Christian group based in San Diego found grounds for outrage over the new retro-style logo.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 11:18pm

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Chris Matthews Tears Right-Wing Dufus a New One

Politics – Don't tick off Chris Matthews. On Thursday's edition of his MSNBC show Hardball, Matthews humiliated clueless Los Angeles right-wing radio host Kevin James over the "appeasement" uproar President Bush started in Israel during the state's 60th anniversary celebration.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 10:54pm

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U.S. cuts off Iraqi who helped make the case for invading Iraq

Politics – U.S. military and diplomatic officials in Baghdad have cut off contact with controversial Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi, a former Pentagon favorite, because of his increasingly strained relationship with U.S.-backed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki. "That's it. He's out," one senior military official said.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 05:29pm

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McCain just can't shake that lobbyist link

Politics – John McCain's ties with Washington lobbyists are not among serious challenges for his campaign- not with the shape of the U.S. economy and public opinion still shifting away from his steadfast support for indefinite military commitments in Iraq. But influence peddling will be difficult for McCain to explain to voters as well.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 05:26pm

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Opinion: McCain Can Win

Politics – John McCain versus Barack Obama. It's odd, in a sense, that we've come to this. Not since 1940...has a candidate so uncredentialed (Obama) topped a national ticket.

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Sunk on May 16, 2008 05:25pm

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Ethical Conflict Issues for McCain

Politics – The McCain campaign publicized its ethical conflict policy after one of its consultants seemed to be an adviser to an independent political group. Craig Shirley doubled as a consultant to McCain and to the group Stop Her Now, a 527 group barred from coordinating its activities with presidential campaigns.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 05:15pm

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Think You Know John McCain?

Politics – Sen. Barack Obama's connection to Rev. Jeremiah Wright has dominated the political conversation in recent weeks. But that has blotted out information about Republican nominee John McCain's support from religious leaders who also hold controversial views.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 05:12pm

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Middle name Hussein is only one reason Hamas likes Barack

Politics – Any American who uses his full name is trying to scare voters, his wife charges. But Obama says he understands why Hamas looks at his middle name and trusts him. Barack Hussein Obama wants it both ways.

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Sunk on May 16, 2008 05:11pm

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Clinton: It'd be 'terrible mistake' to pick McCain over Obama

Politics – (CNN) -- Hillary Clinton on Wednesday reiterated her vow to stay in the Democratic presidential race, but she said it would be a "terrible mistake" for her supporters to vote for John McCain over Barack Obama.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 05:06pm

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Huge McCain Blunder: Says Reagan Didn't Negotiate with Iran

Politics – Once again, McCain has demonstrated a complete lack of knowledge about foreign policy and American history. First he got confused over Sunnis and Shiites, now this. McCain seems to be forgetting something kind of important that happened during the Reagan administration. It's called the Iran-Contra Scandal

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:16am

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Can Segall pick up Alabama House seat?

Politics – After Tuesday's shocking GOP defeat in the deep-red 1st District of Mississippi, Democratic strategists are looking throughout the South for possible pickups. One such possibility is Alabama's 3rd District, where Democrats are pinning their hopes on a candidate who is not exactly the normal brand of Southern congressional challenger.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:06am

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President Bush committed political treason today

Politics – President Bush went on foreign soil today, and committed what I consider an act of political treason: Comparing the candidate of the U.S. opposition party to appeasers of Nazi Germany -- in the very nation that was carved out from the horrific calamity of the Holocaust.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 03:39am